MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Sara Goodman's eighth-inning single drove in Nicole Berry with the winning run Friday as Arkansas Tech opened Gulf South Conference softball play with a 2-1 victory over Christian Brothers University.

After both teams went through seven innings in a 1-1 deadlock, the eighth inning began with each team getting to start with a runner on second. Berry, the last Tech batter in the seventh, was the player put there and scored on Goodman's single one out later.

The Golden Suns (7-2, 1-0) then preserved the win by keeping CBU (4-5, 0-1) scoreless in the bottom half of the inning.

A Tech error led to CBU's only run in the bottom of the first as Jenny Bernard moved to third on a single by Jennifer Longo, then scored when the ball was mishandled in the outfield. The Suns, however, answered by taking advantage of two Lady Bucs errors in the third to tie the game.

An error by Longo allowed Molly Schweigert to reach base, then she later raced home from third after CBU pitcher made an errant pickoff throw.

Brittany Williams (3-2) pitched the full eight innings and picked up the win for Tech, allowing one unearned run on three hits while striking out and walking four. She threw 138 pitches in the contest, 78 of which were strikes.

Erica Meza had three of Tech's seven hits in the contest, while Goodman added two hits and the game-winning RBI.Megan Sharp (1-4), who relieved CBU starter Kathryn Bomar in the sixth, was tagged with the loss.

The two teams will meet again today with a doubleheader beginning at noon.